Shirt collar support



Jllne 1l, 1945 w. MCFALL ET AL SHIRT COLLAR SUPPORT Filed Nov. 9, 1.945

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Patented June 11, 1946 William W. Meran, River Forestg'ana Fred I'0.' Kestner, Chicago, Ill.

Application November 9, 1945, Serial No. 627,699

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a novel and improved collar support for shirts to be used in packaging of same for delivery.

It is an object of the invention to provide a simple, inexpensive device adapted to be associated with the collar of a, mans collar-attached shirt to sustain the neckband and collal` tabs in proper position, which is strongly resistant to crushing or distortion by reason of a novel, threeply construction thereof,

Yet another object is to provide a collar protective support of the type described, which is readily applied to a shirt for the purposes noted and which has an exposed area of substantial size adapted for the reception of advertising material or other notation.

The foregoing statements are indicative in a general way of the nature of the invention, `but other and more specific objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art upon a full understanding of the construction and operation of the device.

One embodiment of the invention is presented herein for the purpose of exemplication, but it will be appreciated that the invention is susceptible of incorporation in other modified forms coming equally within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a stamped out and printed blank from which the support of the invention is set up and applied;

Fig. 2 is a plan view illustrating the support in operative position relative to a shirt neckband and collar; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged View in section on a line generally corresponding to line 3-3 of Fig 2.

Referring to the drawing, the reference numeral IIJ generally designates a blank of an appropriate, inexpensive grade of flexible paper board or cardboard. This blank is die-cut, creased and slitted to provide a pair of flat, angularly disposed, divergent arms I I connected to one another by a central yoke portion I2 of lesser width and a medial transverse extension I3 bendably connected to the yoke portion I2 along a scored or creased hinge or fold line I4. @A pair of angled slits I5 terminating at the extremities of the fold line I4 serve to define shoulders I6 at the junction of arms II and yoke I2 and to likewise denne lateral wings I'I on the extension I3. The extension I3 is further subdivided by a pair of angular slits I8 and a connecting scored o r creased fold line I9 to provide a terminal spring. member, designated I3', of the same width'as the intermediate portion between fold lines I4, I9, designated I3" for identification. The slits I8, it will be noted, serve to define flexible wings 20 at either side of said terminal portion.

In use, the blank is folded twice, i. e., consecutively on fold lines I4 and I9, to produce a triple-ply construction. The respective divergent arms I I, along with adjacent flexible wings 20 of the terminal portion I3', are then inserted in opposite directions beneath the respective outer collar tabs 2I of the shirt, i. e., between said flaps and the neckband 22. The lateral wings bear against and flexibly sustain said divergent arms Il, maintaining the same outwardly against the collar tabs, while the intermediate portion lies `forwardly of the so inserted portions, with its wings I'I externally overlying the collar tabs to hold the same downwardly in proper position, and maintaining a stressed condition in arms II and wings 20. The three-ply construction resulting from the above provisions serves effectively to resist crushing forces on the collar.

We are aware that various types of collar supporting structures have heretofore been evolved, Abut we believe that none thereof possesses the advantageous features inherent in that described above.

In operative condition, the terminal reinforcing element I 3 extends approximately vertical and parallel to the upstanding neckband of the freshly pressed shirt, thus enhancing the spring action of the wings 20 thereof on the arms II. As distinguished from this, the intermediate portion I3" and yoke I2 with its arms II tend to lie in a plane generally paralleling the outwardly flared plane of the collar tabs. Hence, a spring binding and expanding action results which is very effective for the above purposes, and which also serves to resist inadvertent displacement of the article from operative position.

The intermediate portion is well adapted for having imprinted thereon the representation of a bow tie, along with other advertising material or notation, which adds considerably in the way of attractiveness and eye appeal to thenal ar ticle.

We claim:

1. A collar support of the type described, comprising a blank of iiexible fibrous material slitted to provide a main collar sustaining yoke having angularly extending arms integral therewith, an intermediate portion of substantial width bendably connected to 'said yoke, and a terminal portion bendably connected to said intermediate portion, said intermediate and terminal portions each having a pair of opposed wings extending laterally in the general vdirection of said arms, said intermediate and terminal portions being successively foldable around said yoke into position adjacent the respective opposite sides thereof, said arms and terminal portion wings being insertable between the neckband and collar tabs of a shirt, with said, last named wingsjn flex: ible sustaining engagement behindv the Yrespective arms, said intermediate portion and wings thereof externally overlying the collar tabs to re-A strain the same and presenting a substantial" forward area for the :reception of printed matter., 2. A collar support of the type described, oom,- l

`those 'ofthelothen the third portiorrandvmembers thereof externally overlying the collar tabs to restrain the same downwardly.

WILLIAM W. MCFALL. n FRED o. KESTNER. 

